Laundry marker



Au 6, 1929. E 1,723,588

LAUNDRY MARKER Filed Aug. 16, 1927 01E- True iNVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES P ATE TN'T F FlCE.

I GEORGE .E. TRUE, OF LEAVENWOR'I'H, KANSAS, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO I). O. EAL

TON, OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

LAUNDRY MARKER.

Application filed August 16, 1927.

This invention relates to laundry markers and aims, among other objects, to provide an improved device for attaching tags to laundry articles without injuring them.

Referring to the drawings, wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention shown,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a marker embodying the invention and showing it applied to a laundry marker;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the marker shown. in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Heretoifore laundry tags or markers have usually been applied to laundry articles by means of pins which injure them by leaving holes or sometimes tearing them. This invention aims to provide a simple and improved tag marker that may be applied to laundry articles very quickly, without the use of pins and thereby eliminating damage to the articles incident thereto.

Referring particularly to the drawing, and to the illustrated embodiment of the invention therein, there is shown a tag which may be in the't'orm of a button or biscuit, preferably made by pouring melted lead or an alloy of lead and other metals in a small mold. As is customary, numerals or other identif ing characteristics may be stamped on the tag to identify all of the articles belonging to the same customer.

In accordance with this invention, a button-loop 11, made of a piece of wire or other suitable material and bent in much the same fashion as is the button-loop for garment supports, has its ends embedded in or otherwise secured to the tag. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it may be made substantially U- shapcd and, if the tag is made in the form. of a biscuit instead of using sheet metal, the ends are embedded therein by pouring the melted lead or the alloy over the ends of the loop branches which may be, and preferably are, substantially circular and form a dam for the melted lead, thereby eliminating the necessity for using a mold.

Herein, the button-loop is shown as having straight branches 12 adjacent to the tag and an enlarged button-receiving opening 13 below the straight portions of the branches. Cooperating with the straight branch portions, there is shown a stud-carrying plate Serial No. 213,866.

14: having integral perforated cars 15 adapt ed to sl1de loosely on the branches and having sufhclent play to permit the plate to have enough hinging movement to detach the button 16 carried thereby from the circular cn' largel'nent 13 and to remove the tag from the garment.

The plate is preferably of such width as to bridge the branches oi. the loop and prevent the button 16 from being pulled entirely through the loop. Further, the stud button 16 has a reduced neck portion 17 of less diameter than the space between the branches of the loop at the fastening end.

In order that the tag may be secured either to very thick or very thin garments or laundry articles, the branches o'lthe loop have pairs oi. opposed humps 18 and 19 oi progressively greater heights, preferably formed by bending the branches as shown in Fig. 3. The first hump 18, being of less height than the hump 19, provides adequate clearance between it and the stud button head to engage thick garments and securely hold the tag thereon; while the height hum 19 dprovides less clearance between its pealr an. the button head, so that it will engage and grip thin articles, such as handkerchicis and the like.

From the foregoing description, it will. be seen that the improved marker may be made very cheaply and that it may be applied to and removed from laundry articles very quickly. l\loreover, the round head of the stud button will not injure the most delicate laundry articles. Further, there are no sharp edges, corners or points which are apt to tear or rip other articles in the process of laundering. Also the securing button will not be lost because it forms a part of the marker and is secured to the button-loop.

Obviously the present invention is not restricted to the particular embodiment thereof herein shown and described. Moreover, it is not indispensable that all of the features of the invention be used conjointly, since they may be employed advantageously in various combinations and sub-combinations.

What is claimed is 1. A laundry marker comprising a sheetmetal tag having a substantially U-shaped wire loop secured thereto; a button slidably carried on the loop and cooperating therewith; and means on the arms of the loop whereby articles of different thicknesses may be secured on the button.

2. A laundry marker comprising a metal tag member having a U-shaped wire loop rigidly secured thereto, said loop having a plurality of pairs of different sized humps formed thereon near the end remote from the tag; and a stud button slidable on the loop between the humps and tag and having a head and a reduced neck portion cooperating with said'hum s.

3. A laundry mar er comprising, in combination, a metal tag; a wire loop rigidly secured thereto and having opposed outwardly bentportions providing an enlargement; a button having a head adapted to enter said enlargement and a reduced neck portion; a plate rigidly secured to said button and having integral perforated ears slidably mounted on the branches of said wire loop, said plate bridging said branches to prevent the button from being pulled through.

4. A laundry marker comprising, in combination, a tag; a substantially U-shaped wire loop projecting therefrom and having an enlarged button receiving opening; a plate having integral perforated ears slidably mounted on the branches, said perforations being larger than the diameter of the wire to permit a hinging movement of the plate, said plate carrying a stud button having a head adapted to enter said opening and a neck portion slidable between the branches; and opposed humps formed on the branches to provide a garment grip.

5. A laundry marker comprising, in combination, a tag; a substantially U-shaped wire loop projecting therefrom and having an enlarged button receiving opening; a plate carrying a stud button having a head adapted to enter said opening and a llGLk portion slidable between the branches; and a plurality of pairs of opposed humps of successively increasing heights formed on the branches to provide grips for garments GEORGE E. TRUE. 

